Pakistan says arrests 10 militants in tribal belt
Posted on: Monday, 22 August 2005, 06:09 CDT
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani military arrested 10 suspected terrorists and found a large quantity of weapons in raids in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan where al Qaeda militants have been active, a statement said on Monday.
Seven suspects were arrested in the Mera Din area of the Shawal Valley and three in other parts of North Waziristan close to the Afghan border, a military statement said.
The weapons cache was found in a deserted compound, which appeared to be a religious school. It included grenades and machineguns, commando uniforms, as well as women's clothes and wigs, the statement said.
It said the raids took place in the past 24 hours.
The identity of those arrested could not immediately be established, the statement said, adding that they had been handed over to intelligence agencies for interrogation.
A large number of al Qaeda-linked militants fled to the tribal region bordering Afghanistan after U.S.-led forces overthrew the Taliban in 2001. Pakistan says it is determined to clear them out.
Source: REUTERS
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